Machines:

Single Needle Lock Stitch Machine:

It is used for making interlocks of two fabrics after stitching. These single needle
lockstitch machines use two threads viz. upper and lower thread that work through a
tension mechanism. These machines are offered at most competitive prices.

Overlock Machine:

Overlock stitch machines are used for edging, hemming or seaming purposes.
These machines sew over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth after cutting the
edges of the cloth and thus create finished seams easily and quickly. These
machines utilize loopers fed by multiple thread cones and are hence easy to operate.
Some overlocking machines are made without automated cutters to meet the varied
demands of our clients.

Collar/Cuff Turning and pressing Machine:

With this pneumatically operated machine it is possible to trim and turn collar points
for 1 and 2 piece shirt and blouse collars. The collar trimming and turning machine is
a hand controlled trimming device with pedal-controlled turning blade.

Optimal collar points after trimming and turning important for sharp collars. Suitable
for different kinds of collars without knife change. Also available with additional finger
protection (model WAF with finger protection).

Chain Stitch Machine:

The machine comes with a thread spreading mechanism and an adjustable needle
guard to prevent stitch skipping. The thread clamp mechanism, tension release
mechanism and needle thread draw-out mechanism enable the machine to leave
thread of a uniform length after thread trimming, and prevent slip-off of the needle
thread. All of these mechanisms contribute to upgraded sewing.

Pocket Creasing Machine:

The TUP-2 creases all types of pockets for shirts, blouses, working clothes and
trousers. Electro-pneumatic workstation with two loading and creasing stations, each
independently controlled. The machine is therefore used for overlap operation with
only one operator.
Handling time is considerably reduced and quality is improved compared to sewing
on of pockets without edge creasing and to edge creasing with irons. Two different
pockets types can be pressed in overlap operation. Pockets forms can be produced
according to customer requirements

Inspection in Sewing Floor:

Inspection means checking the quality of a work or a product. Inline
Inspection means checking quality of the product in the process instead of
checking at the end of the process when product is completely
made. Inline inspection in a garment factory means checking of semi-
stitched garments or partially stitched garments while pieces are still
inside the line and all sewing operations are not yet stitched.

Inline inspection is also known as roving quality checking or roaming

quality checking. Inline inspection is done for 100% of garments or certain
percentage of total stitched pieces. Various format of inline checking exits
in the garment stitching.

1) Inline checking at check points: Quality checker checks semi-stitched

garment at fixed workstation inside the sewing line at critical operations
only. This checking station is known as checkpoint. At this checkpoint
quality checker checks all operations done up to that point. 100%
garments are checked at this check points. A line may have multiple
checkpoints depending on product type.

2) Roving quality checking: A quality checker may be appointed to check

garments at all workstations in a sewing line randomly. The inline checker
goes to every workstation and randomly pick bundles and checks few
pieces. He concentrates only one operation at which he checking.
Checking workstation is not provided at each workstation in the line, so
this checker checks stitch quality of the garment by standing

3) Traffic light System: Traffic Light System for quality checking is also one
example of inline inspection.

4) Inline inspection by buyer QA representative: Whether factory follows

inline garment inspection process or not, some buyers send their quality
personnel to check garments in the initial days of production start and
middle of the production. This inspection process is also known as mid-line
inspection. Quality checker checked garment following AQL and prepare
reports and give feedback to the factory representative. Factory takes
corrective actions based on QAs comments.

Inline garment inspection is recommended by many international apparel

buyers. This inspection process improves garment stitching quality and
reduce rate of defective garment at the end of sewing line. Stitching
mistakes is detected at early stage rather checking the defective garment
after garment is completely made and defects found in the starting
operations. Quality checker or line supervisor can train the operator who
is making defects if he is identified by inline quality inspector.

Purpose of inline garment inspection

1. The main purpose is to stop defect generation at source. Early detective

of defective garment can save time and money for repair work. If a defect
is not detected when it made and following processes are done on that
defective piece defective piece may become more critical. This makes
more difficult to open the seam again the repair the garment. Thus repair
cost would be high.

2. To improve productivity: Chances of defect generation reduces. Thus no

possibility of piling up WIP in certain operations and no chance to stopping
work at few operations and let the line to dry.

3. Early feedback to cutting department: If garments are checked inline,

defects related to cutting can be detected at the initial 2 to 3 operations.
Sewing floor can inform cutting department about the cutting issues if it
exits. Based on the feedback from sewing line cutting department take
action quickly and cut following lays accordingly.

4. Reduce workload of the end-of-line checker.

For styles with complex operations and having many numbers of

operations, inline inspection must be followed by factories.

In one of my earlier articles I have listed explained various

inspection stages followed by garment factories. Inline inspection is one of
those inspection stages.